From steering to rigging (and all the things we forget!) – the essential checks for the prepared skipper; Displacement theory and how it affects the…
Practical Boat Owner
November 2025 issue – out 25 September
Banish damp on board your boat! The benefits of solar, hydro and wind..and what can go wrong; 6 legendary boats which shaped design, 12,000 mile…
Blockade prevents ferries crossing Channel
Fishing quotas dispute disrupts services to port of Calais
Crossing the Channel? RYA advice to yachtsmen
Cherbourg still open for business but be prepared to change plans if heading for other ports
Plastiki – the expedition to expose Pacific pollution
Boat built of recycled plastic bottles to set sail on 11,000-mile journey
Bristol Channel kite surfer sparks rescue operation
Lifeboats, coastguards and RAF helicopter involved in search
Portable gas cooker advice for boat owners
Boat Safety Scheme warning aimed at daysailers as well as inland waterways users
Yacht crushed as crane collapses at sailing club
40 tonne crane collapses at Portchester Sailing Club
What does a fraudster call his superyacht?
The aptly named superyacht owned by the fraudster Bernie Madoff has been arrested in France
Skippered charter auction for charity
Sponsored canoe trip and auction to raise money for Cancer care
Boat builder found guilty of manslaughter
Director of Australian firm plans to appeal verdict
Beneteau to cut hundreds of jobs in Vendee
French builders suffering in poor economic conditions
Have your say with RKJ on BBC radio
Knox-Johnston and powerboat champion, Shelley Jory discuss boating topics and answer emails
10 ways to combat marine theft
Dorset police issue advice for boat owners thinking of launching over Easter
Tip of the day – Antifouling
When antifouling, save money by re-using your roller tray, the mess-free way...
The Maldon paper boat race, May 2009
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Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ Apr 2009
Sailors naturally like to stockpile food aboard their boats, and what better than to be weighed down with scores of tins. Never mind that a label might occasionally fall off...…
Environment Agency: Thames registration reminder
First time applicants can only apply by post
Win £100 in Chichester photo competition
Could your snap of Chichester Harbour win you a £100?
Jimmy Cornell: ‘yachtsmen are safer in foreign waters’
But 'many of today's sailors seem to have a self-confidence that almost borders on arrogance'
Three used boat shows to take place over Easter weekend
Ancasta announce Port Hamble, Mercury and Port Solent shows
Watch demo of Wiley free online almanac
Get a taster before launch at beginning of May